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Mike Bianchi: Danny who? New UCF AD Terry Mohajir will consider a 2-for-1 with Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. — At one emotional moment during his introductory news conference Wednesday, Terry Mohajir paused, tried to gather himself, choked up and then cried when talking about leaving his beloved alma mater of Arkansas State to become the new athletics director at UCF.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 11, 2021

Cold shooting, injuries hurt Magic in road loss to Trail Blazers

Free-throw shooting and 3-point shooting were pitfalls for the Orlando Magic as they started a four-game West Coast road trip with a 106-97 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 10, 2021

Florida schedules home-and-home series with Notre Dame

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators continued to upgrade their future non-conference schedules, adding a home-and-home series with Notre Dame during the 2031 and 2032 football seasons.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 9, 2021

Florida Highway Patrol pilot temporarily blinded in the sky by a laser, lands his plane, makes an arrest

ORLANDO, Fla. — Temporarily blinded Saturday morning by a laser pointed at him from 1,000 feet below, a Florida Highway Patrol pilot alerted other aircraft about the flying hazard then landed his plane and began an investigation that led to the arrest of a Kissimmee man at a multi-story construction…

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 6, 2021

Nikola Vucevic scores 43, lifts Magic to 123-119 win over Bulls

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic went to Nikola Vucevic early and the veteran center just kept delivering.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 6, 2021

Orlando man arrested for flying drone in Super Bowl restricted area, feds say

An Orlando man flouted national airspace restrictions by flying a drone over events held to celebrate Super Bowl LV in downtown Tampa Wednesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 6, 2021

SeaWorld begins concerts again, helping the Florida park move toward economic recovery, CEO says

It might feel like a strange new world. The hot ticket to see a theme park concert, nearly one year into the pandemic? It’s not Disney or Universal. It’s SeaWorld.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 5, 2021

For Florida’s ‘extremely vulnerable,’ getting COVID-19 vaccine becomes exercise in frustration

ORLANDO, Fla. — A week after Florida health officials announced COVID-19 vaccine doses would be shipped to select hospitals for people under age 65 deemed “extremely vulnerable,” the families who championed the move say they are no closer to getting their loved ones the shot.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 5, 2021

Florida's Keyontae Johnson out for rest of season; collapse not coronavirus-related

Florida basketball star Keytonae Johnson’s season is officially over nearly two months after his scary collapse during a Dec. 12 contest at Florida State led to his hospitalization for nine days.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 3, 2021

Fred VanVleet pours in 54 points to lead Raptors past Magic, 123-108

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic had no answers for Fred VanVleet, who turned in a performance for record books.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 3, 2021